The Internet needs room to grow. IPv6 gives it that room.

What's the concern? There are 4 billion unique IP addresses around the world right now, but 95% of those addresses have been assigned. With the constant increase in Internet usage available IP addresses will be depleted.

The solution? IPv6. The American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) introduced this new IP addressing system (short for ‘Internet Protocol version 6’) to accommodate the millions of new computers, smartphones, and other devices that connect to the Internet.

How it affects your business

Businesses won’t run out of IPv4 addresses for many years. All your computers, servers, and devices using the current IPv4 protocol will continue to function as IPv4 will co-exist with IPv6 for awhile. Eventually, businesses and service providers will need to upgrade their services and web-based applications to communicate with devices using IPv6.

Prepare your business

We’re happy to work with you to minimize the impact of this transition on your business. Here’s how you can prepare:

• Educate your staff on IPv6
• Assess the impacts of IPv6 adoption on your business. Find out which of your applications must support IPv4 and IPv6 Internet users.
• Take an inventory of your networks, systems, and applications. Identify which devices and websites need to be updated or replaced.
• Ask your vendors, partners, and providers for IPv6 support of products and services
• Prepare your own IPv6 timeline for your business

We’re prepared

You want uninterrupted service. No problem. For years, we’ve been working to upgrade our networks, services, and applications to IPv6. Timing and sequence of this IPv6 roll-out will be aligned with industry IPv4 depletion and IPv6 adoption.

Currently, Dedicated Internet and LANSpan IP customers can choose to convert to IPv6 addressing. We’ll work with you to introduce IPv6 to your business using both Dual Stack and Network Address Translator (NAT) technology.

• Dual Stack implementation allows IPv6 and IPv4 to run on the same network.
• NAT64 allows IPv6 devices to be translated to connect with IPv4 content.
• NAT44 allows multiple subscribers to share a single IPv4 address. This makes better use of the dwindling IPv4 addresses.

We’re here to help connect you with your world. So even after all networks and services have upgraded to IPv6, we’ll continue to support the IPv4 protocol for years to come.